Jones Memorial will be working with Cuba Memorial Hospital as a partner and is not replacing any of the latter’s services when the Wellsville facility opens its new $4.1 million Western Allegany County medical office building next summer. James Helms, president of Jones Memorial, and Carrie Walker, its vice president of professional services, described plans … Read more
The Allegany County Landfill, north of Belmont, will re-open today following Tuesday’s closure due to a reported hazardous materials incident in a dumpster which sent two individuals to the hospital for smoke exposure and apparently caused evacuation of the immediate area as a precaution. Official details of the incident remain sketchy but a one-paragraph 3:55PM … Read more
A new surgeon is joining the staff at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. Haowei Wang, M.D. will be able to provide a full range of general surgical services, including treatment for hernias, gallbladder disease, gastrointestinal conditions, skin and soft tissue disorders, colorectal conditions, and other surgical diseases, according to hospital officials. He performs minimally invasive … Read more
The Allegany County Health Department has started contact tracing after a case of measles has been confirmed in the county, with 23 individuals having been determined to date to have had direct contact with the recipient. The alert was issued tonight due to measles being “a highly contagious airborne virus,” with the county department having … Read more
UPDATE – 12:52PM Friday: The hospital has provided an architect’s rendering of the new medical facility, which will include seven exam rooms, and says it anticipates opening the new offices next summer. The multi-million dollar cost includes site development, new building construction, furnishings and equipment, information technology integration with Jones Memorial and University of Rochester … Read more
An occupational therapist at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville has been certified as a Certified Hand Therapist. Allison Jones now holds the highest level of specialization in treating conditions affecting the upper extremity, including the shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand. The hand and arm are complex structures made of dozens of tiny bones, delicate … Read more
An expanded Community of Care focus will be the effort in coming months of the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches as it seeks to enhance opportunities to serve residents throughout the greater Friendship area and beyond. The alliance, which has been engaged collectively in developing initiatives which are designed … Read more
Individuals obtaining blood tests should experience a quicker, simpler and more private process Monday at Jones Memorial Hospital. The Wellsville institution yesterday previewed its new outpatient laboratory area, which has been moved toward the front, just past the main reception area of the facility, during an afternoon open house. The larger space includes a bigger … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville now has the highest ranking for Medicare-certified hospitals in Western New York. New annual ratings by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives the Allegany County institution four stars for the third year in a row, joining only 16 others in the state, with just five of them … Read more
Two registered nurses and the 2C Medical-Surgical Department at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville have been recognized with DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. The presentations occurred during National Nurses Week from May 6-12, the last day being the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. The individual DAISY … Read more
The urgent care unit at Jones Memorial Hospital, where patients can walk in for non-emergency services without an appointment, has received a National Urgent Care Center Accreditation. The voluntary accreditation process is designed to ensure that the Wellsville facility’s service, which also includes imaging and lab availability for quick diagnosis, measures the quality and safety … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital today cut the ribbon on another phase of a multi-million renovation and expansion initiative. The project results in expanding the surgical clinic from one to three treatment rooms on the Wellsville facility’s third floor, consolidation of the clinic and infusion and oncology center in one location, the latter with a view overlooking … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of Forbes magazine’s top 56 hospitals and also has announced new officers and member of its board of directors. The magazine released its inaugural Forbes Top Hospital 2026 list last week of top general acute care hospitals in the nation, based on the federal Centers for Medicare … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital will be cutting the ribbon next month on newly renovated and expanded patient care areas at its main Wellsville location. The 3PM, Thursday, December 18, event will highlight an expanded general surgery clinic, a modernized sleep lab, and a new combined Oncology and Infusion Center which, according to hospital officials, are designed … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s Royal Court Queen and runners-up have been designated at the Gala & Silent Auction over the weekend. Kennedy Perry, representing the Hemlock Twig, was named the Auxiliary Queen, and Lane Joyce, representing the Rotary Club and Lexi Aftuck, the Wellsville Investment Group, followed as part of the Royal Court which sold … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville will celebrate National Rural Health Day later this month with a variety of free health screenings. The community-wide wellness fair, being provided by the hospital’s Wellness Committee, will be held from 9AM to 3:30PM Thursday, November 20, in the facility’s cafeteria at 191 North Main Street. Screenings will include blood … Read more
The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office will have a busy Saturday this week, hosting both its twice-a-year Prescription Drug Take Back Day at two locations, together with its annual Trunk and Treat in Belmont for children and families. The unused prescription drugs disposal, a national U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration effort to keep the substances out of … Read more
Area residents will have the opportunity at the end of the month to rid themselves of unused prescription drugs, keeping them out of the hands of unauthorized users, including children, and public water supplies. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Department again will take part in the semiannual U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Prescription Drug Take Back Day, … Read more
A new surgeon is joining Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville next month. Dr. Boru Wang will add to the availability of comprehensive general surgical care, currently provided by Dr. Theodor Kaufman and Colleen Truax, nurse practitioner, starting in October, according to hospital officials. They say the new staff addition will bring expertise in laparoscopic and … Read more
BREAKING: Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville has received a 4-Star federal CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) overall rating for the second year in a row among a shrinking number in that level of hospital ratings both in Upstate and New York State as a whole. The new listings show only three 4-Star designations … Read more